How to uninstall SillyTavern on Android

Last updated September 20, 2026 · Android, via Termux · By the developer of LonelyTavern

There is no uninstaller. SillyTavern is a folder inside Termux, so removing it means deleting that folder, or deleting Termux itself. Back up first, because both take your chats with them.

1. Back up your chats and characters first

Everything you would miss lives in one folder: data. Copy it to shared storage, where it survives anything you then do to Termux.

termux-setup-storage
cp -r ~/SillyTavern/data ~/storage/shared/SillyTavern-backup

The first command asks Android for storage permission, so accept the prompt when it appears. Check the folder exists in your file manager before you delete anything.

2. Remove SillyTavern, keep Termux

Do this if you still use Termux for other things. Press Ctrl+C to stop the server if it is running, then:

rm -rf ~/SillyTavern ~/SillyTavern-old

That is the whole removal. Nothing is left behind elsewhere on the phone, because SillyTavern never installed anything outside that folder.

To drop the packages it needed as well:

pkg uninstall nodejs-lts git

3. Remove everything, including Termux

Uninstalling the Termux app from Android's own app settings deletes Termux's entire home folder in one step, SillyTavern included. Settings, Apps, Termux, Uninstall.

This is the fastest route and the most complete. Only the copy you made in shared storage survives it, so do not skip the backup.

4. Reinstall cleanly

If the goal was a fresh start rather than leaving, install Termux from F-Droid rather than the Play Store. The Play Store build is no longer maintained and ships outdated packages, which is the most common cause of a broken install.

pkg update && pkg upgrade
pkg install git nodejs-lts
git clone https://github.com/SillyTavern/SillyTavern -b release
cp -r ~/storage/shared/SillyTavern-backup ~/SillyTavern/data
cd ~/SillyTavern && bash start.sh

The cp line restores your backup over the empty data folder the clone just created. Skip it for a genuinely blank start.

5. What this does not touch

Your API key and provider account. Those live with the provider, not on your phone. Delete the key in the provider's dashboard if you want it gone.
Anything you copied to shared storage. That is the point of the backup: it sits outside Termux and nothing here reaches it.
Character cards you downloaded elsewhere. Files in your Downloads folder stay where they are.

Not trying to leave, just to fix it?

A broken install usually does not need removing. A fresh clone that keeps your data folder fixes most of it. Our Termux troubleshooting guide covers update failures, start.sh errors, the server dying on screen lock, npm error 134, and lost chats.

If you're leaving because of the server, not the software

Running a Node server on a phone is the part most people give up on. LonelyTavern is a native Android and iPhone app that needs no server at all. It imports V3 character cards and world-info lorebooks, works with any OpenAI-compatible provider under your own key, and keeps everything on the device.

Free, no account, no ads, and nothing to maintain at 2 a.m. It is 18+, and confirming your age is the only thing it ever asks you for.

SillyTavern and Termux are independent projects of their respective authors. LonelyTavern is not affiliated with or endorsed by either project. Commands follow the official SillyTavern documentation at docs.sillytavern.app; check there for current instructions.